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THE VoMIEATioN,.


srnlNefIELD, O., July 27.-Ths supreme
gensation in commercial circles to-day il
the bringing, by Vim. Il. Whitley, roceiy.
or for tho inaolvent firm OF Whitley,
Fassler u kelley, Of Nh attachment Bnit
against jerome Fassler, a former member
Of the firm, Tor $s.492,524. The petition
claims that tho money 10 duo as tollows:
SCI, 600 for railroad bonds ptirchasad from
the firm by Fassler September 7, 1850;
$4,000 for piece OF city property at
MARKET and Mulberry directs. purchased
by the defendant October 5, 1881; $Aa,.
225 81, money advanced to tho defendant,
rs shown by tho ceoh book. Jerome FaBs.
ler Is IN eccentric individual, who 10 try.
ing &c hnlld subtorranoan arcade under
Broad way, New York. y
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/. ClSclNSATI, July 27.-Joseph Neave, a
farmer living eight miles from Falmouth,
Ny, waa deliberately murdered by his son
John thia morning. Mr.. Neavo had gone
to his farm, upon which his aon: John Ia
living, 70 get his share OF q crop Of wheat
Tho son, Tor some cause, ordered him to
not drive TO the barn. The old gentleman
kept on, whereupon' the son fired and
Killed his father. He then took shelter
In his house and dehed arrest. a mob to
lynch him 10 organizing. &, IfisiTlsSis5
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NKw Yonk, July 27.-rhe argument TO
make permanent the stay Of proceedings
in the ccso Of Jacob Sharp was continued
to-day before Judge Potter in tho Supreme
Couyt. Mr.a Parsons began hia Argument
for sharp alter the court opened. They
we.s here, BIO. said, to impress on the
Court that there wes reasonable doubt
and to ask that tho Cont In this case
would grant that which in q civil caas was
a matter Of right. He could not see why
this application should be combatted,
which In almost cyery Ordinary case was
,ronHidered a matter Of right. i d I'D
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The West virgini. Bnr Association,

BEhkELEf SPRINGS, W. Va, July e.
The frat annual meeting OF the West vir-
GINA Bar Association convened hero 10.
day and orgsuized at four o'clock, a large
number OF members being preaent. The
afternoon was devoted TO the reports Of
officers and committees. This evening the
annual address was delivered by the
President, Hon. Joseph sprigg, and b. N.
Amblets, Esq delivered an address on
the "Righta OF Married Women,n
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BLAfNE's MOVEMENTS.
a Ramor TINT He Will Return Home In Two
.gsaH." Weeks. "a ..t'F.

gs, ND" ~ Weeks. .f,.#ta ..stHI.
CHICAGO, July s7.-A special cable to
the Neus from Bridge Of Earne, Scotland,
says that on Monday Mr.. Blaine suddenly
determined to close bis foreign tour and
return at once to America. osa
Flo finally consented to make tour Of
the Froesscha on Monday next, but insist.
ed that alter that he should take the first
convenient boat home. Yesterday he dc.
clared he should start for New York in q
couple Of weeks. -
1t is believed that the waters are doing
Mr.. Blaine much good. Mrs. B!aine and
the young lsdies are enjoying Themselves
to their hearts content. NJ =
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u Mc6ARlolE has ehos Ans running
qualities, and hois q lucky man. Wouldn't
he do 10 nominate for nonething2 EsylI

The growth foi the G. a. h. in West
Virginia Is the gratifying result Of good
work. II Is strange that any old soldier
remains out Of an OF sauiz,tion In which
he meeta old comrades and which looks SO
well 10 his intereala. n h. a -ti-i
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The Sherman resolution will 50 through
The convention, but from the feeling Of
Indifference, 10 Say nothing Of the out
spoken opposision, the endorsement can.
not be said TO endorse very strongly.
Some Of Mr.. sherman's best friends real
izs that the move is mistake. Those
who have other preferences know the en-
doraement can do their favorite no harm.
1t is an odd eitustion, which it was not
good politics to develop. ~ ,E- =
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CHICAGO, July 27.-The reason tho
order to the carpenters to etrike was not
generally carried out Is claimed by tho
leaders Of the workman to be that the
mandate did not reach all OF the carpen.
ters, the V decision 10 fight hsv.
ing heon reached at az very
late hour and only promulgated
through the press. They say thln evening,
their reports show $40 man quit work,
and there arc number Of unions yet to
hear from. The order to strike was cent
out this afternoon through the regular
channels, and the number Of idle men
will therefore DO increased to.morroT.H M
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MARYLAND Democratic are in favor OF
ian up.jgbt and efficient civil service. :"
Thst Is to say, they want oue that will
stand up to the polls aud get in its tine
work. Reform Is the gospel of the Mary
land Democracy, and Eugene Higgins 10
It's apostle. 5:e2 aG.f5y8
The President will bs greatly pleased
with his endorsement by the Maryland
unterrified. The moro so that It will not
prevent the able Mugwumps from con-
itinuing to endorse him with great violence
( Of speech. Isn't Cleveland q lucky man
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Cincinnati, 8; Brooklyn, 4. Pitchers

Cincinnati, 3; Brooklyn, 4. Pitchers
Porter and Smith. * ~
At Staten Island the Nets did Csylor's
Babiee up TO the tame OF 4 to |. The In.
dams batted well and folded In iine form,
aud the victory was at easy one. Hits
Nets, Ill Cleveland, 0. Errors--Cleye.
land, Z; Nets, 9. pitchers-Lynch and
g At Detroit the Wolverines took kindly
to Baldwin's delivery and won the game
from Chicago easily, by score Of 10 to 4.
Earned runp-Dstroit, 10; Chicago, 2.
Struck out-by Getxein, 8; by Baldwin, 8,
Errors-Deiroit, i; Chicago, 2, Base
hits-Detroit, 10; Chicago, 10.
At Pittsburgh The game between the
homo team and indianapolis was an IN.
Usually fine exhibition Of bait. fudiauap.
oils made one score In the third and
that was the only one made by either
team. Calvin and Henley both pitched
In superb form aud were perfectly sup.
ported, not IN error being charged to
either side. II was the beat game Of the
eeason played anywhere. The one run
indianapolis got was enrned. Base hitu-
Pisssbufgh, 7; Indianapolis, ..
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O.! CHICAGO, July an-rhe Journals ST.
lRnaco special says: Mayor Reed, OF this
city, positively states that he saw William
J.MeGarigle, tho missing Chicago hood.
lor, " eault st.'Marlo, on tho Uanadinu
nide. Monday night. Hp plaiins to know
!Mc1arigle'a face and haa no doubt Of tho
identity o! the man. Detectives from Chi
eaRo aearching the straits Of 3Mackinaw
In q steam yacht have given up tho task.
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TIE Cincinnati Commercial has been
most persistent in the matter Of the sher-
man endorsement. Mr.. Halstesd, who is
in London, is quoted in q New York
World special rs saying that she has no
doubt Of M. Blaine's nomination next
yea" But be wants Mr.. Sherman to
have the home endorsement this year.
MI. Hals.ead Is man OF genius. -
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NJ WHEN Senator German puts his hand
ID hia pocket he is just as likely to pull
out the Maryland Dmeocracy as anything
else. A State convention doesn't bother
him cents worth. Ho has learned to
make the star.Eyed Goddess Of Reform
do his bidding. z. " E
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I'll, Gisss aInnufaoturers aud Workers.

Plrre.unau, July o7.-Ths joint COM
mittae oil tho manufacturers and flint
v!sss workers held meeting at the Mon
ougahela House this morning 10 discuss
the Question oil wages, tho decrease in the
.ner;od Of idle time during the summer,
and 10 regulate the number OF apprentices.
There vas a full representation present.
The acale ss adopted by the glasswolkera'
convention at Atlantic City was present.
eJ. but the conference adjourned until
August 10. tits expected satisfactory
conclusion will be reached. w
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I, Ex.MAYoR GARTER HARRISON has start
ed on a tour Of the world. II the people
on the other side And Garter out aud get
get him TO making speeches, they will
hear something the Ike OF which they
never heard before. AS g talking globe
;trotter Harrison should be the wonder Of
all lands. Is 5 81. q 1dlss h q
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C,sclssArI, o.; Juno 27.-The River
aldo Iron aud Steel Company, at Coying-
ION, W. P. Harris President, AL. Gahr
Secondary, has assigned to John s. Common.
T';sbiiftfes are yopghly estimated at 5000.
,000 with assets not exceeding S50, 00O.
fThs assignee oil E. L. Harper & Go. claims
tha property OF this company as part Of
Z Harpers asssta. There Is a question IS y, 70
It's ownership. .4%
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TRAGEDY AT nA wLlNG,s STATION.
Scott ". Dawson Shot auu Killed by ttcnty


spteldl DNpdteh TO ne InttlltlcHoer. ~
! CUMBERLAND, Mp., July 27.--scolt W.
Dawson was shot and instantly killed at
Rawlings Station this evening about six
o'clock by one Henry Spencer. living near
keyser, w. Va. Tho particulars are very
hard to obtain. II seems now tina, about
seven years ago Dawson was sent 10 The
penitentiary for three years Tor criminal
assault on a cousin Of his whom Spencer
afterwards married, ind by whom no has
a family. The two men have not met for
years until this evening, when, alter q few
insulting words, Spencer drew revolver
and fred three shots Mt Dawson, ali
taking effect In his head and neck with
the result above mentioned. Spencer Ia
now under arros! and on his way to this
city. Feeling Is said to be ssrong against
him where the shooting occurred. Daw.
ssou was about tifty.fvs years old and
leaves family. III
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The New York Evening Post (Mug.)
finds mo little significance in the invita-.
tons extended to the President to visit
yariouu cities. Yes, they signify that the
people always want to SEQ their President
once at least, and his presence Is a good
drawing card. I.s
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OAE Of Mr.. Rsadall's henchmen,a clerk
in tho Navy Department, has bet $1,000
and Deposited forfeit Of 500, that Cleve.
land, Il nominated, will not DO elected.
Mr.. Randall muat have been giving points.
,Hc Is q ahrawd politician. AZ a 5t !. "a
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III IT lisa pity there can be only ono hang.
,ing for . train.wrecker. No other mur.
,de1er 10 to be compared with him in nsnl-
ishness Of purpose or Wholesale results.
Unfortunately he is usually able to escape
detection, and he rarely feels tho. halter
draw Ri e. ~ 4 al &, 4 81,
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4 the CONDUCTOR 70 BLAME An 4
For Last Sundays Accident at PIttsbarcit,
s=at.s. The Company Consured 81 - K

for Last sundays Accident at Pittsbarch,
.fs2 The Company Ccnsnreti. -
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 27.-The Coro-
nor jury investigating the cause Of the
death OF Engineer Moore, who was killed
on the B. & .. Railway in this city on
Sunday last by the train running through
an open switch and being hurled over an
embankment, has finished It's labors.
They found that 1t was caused BY gross
criminal negligence Of Conductor August
Bushman. They also csnsured the 8. <
0. Railway Company for neglecting to re.
pair the signsl target at the switch, which
was damaged by recent fire. Bushman
was committed Tor trial. He had bsen In
the employ Of the company since 1866.
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IA Omaha bride: "'My dear, w:ah you
would bring home one Of those boxeu OF
French bonbons tonight" Husband: \
".Wha----------n'i,,"'And after tea II will be
real pleasant to go out and set some leo 1
crcatn------'''' l5";Greas stars Sand asripen!
Why wB're married. '''Sg 5 Z;
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TOLEDO, O., July o7.-The two natural
gas companies succeeded in reaching the
city this afternoon with their pipe lines,
and brilliantly Illuminated by several six.
inch stand pipes seventy ieet high on
principal street corners. Il Il. -
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Gii {. !! !! Rehabilitation.
ONES, Nos. ab aud VI Fourteenth Street.

PERSONS idarfng tht ct'g Tor The edso,., and 4am.
nkr traaitt,. con hdpt nd Dinx, 1NrkilIorxcru
matted 70 hon, po.tpdd, for 90 oents pr month, dt
utitirtss being ehahoal az often az dttired. n
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- LanosSllle baFety bOwnd AKRON. -
spestal DispG,eh to The Ln4elit0sHeer. a
AKRON, O., July 27.-Costly errors OF
critical points gave to-day's game to
Evansville. It was a hard fought battle
with many brilliant plays. Score: e
lInninss-.......-......... 2Es45 s7tsgas
zAneaville..-,..- -..".. , Q 2 i . . . O. 5
Batteriea-Akron, Osborne and Nc
Alsney; GAINESVILLE. E.s.on and Lauer,
Base hi,s-Akron, 10; u .nesville, 8. En-.
sots-Akron, 3; Zsnesville, 5. Earned
runs-Akron, 4; Z.nesville, 4. Two base
hiss-McAlaney, Mccain z and Lsuef.
Three base hits-Oavanaugh. Home run
|-Darrow. Base on bafis-Mots. Stolen
bases-Bruley, 9, }McAlaney, Motz, Os.
borne, Miller and McMullen. Struck out
-by Eas'on, 4; by Osborne, /. Passed
balls-McAlaney, s; Lauer, !. Umpire,
McDesmott. Time, l:40. 1s#g8lI
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4 e
The Kazoox Bound to Have tho Pennaut,
Special Dispatch to the Intel!t1eneer. 4t l,ufl
KALAMAZOO, Mlcu., July 27.-The game
played here this afternoon between Co.
lumbus and the home team was quite
largely attended. Kalamsaoo again won,
the acore this time being to2. The vie;..
tors could not hit Watson, while Kalama.
200 found Handiboe, the Columbus net.
very readily, and In the field demonstrst.
ed their superiority. Score:
Innings. ............... l 2 1857 sa9
kalamazoo ............... 0 o 0 2lO 30 I-5
columbus...-"."."....-, 0 o 81 o 0 2 o.
Base hits-Kslamszoo, 10; Columbus,
6. Etrors-ka!anazoo, l; Columbus, s.
Observation-Disclosures, Wassoa,and Dillon !;
Columbus, Handiboe and Murphy. I'm.
pire, 6tellberger. !.
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q Tho dandy ,waltxsr Of Bss,on Is a hnnd-E
como young preacher, When tho girls
catch him ior q partner It Is a picnic. ri
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A DASTARDLY DEED.
u. y o. ExrnEss TRAIN WRECKED.
An hng'he"r "nd Fireman Killed ou IN,
chie"go Division Evidence OF .u Al,
tempt ut whotc,nte Slaughter
IA Fatal Collision.

CHICAGO, July 27.-An accident occrv.
rod to tho Philadelphia and Chicago e..
press on the Baltimore K Ohio, at York
Ind, which resulted In the death Of tho
engineer and fireman Of the passenger
train md tho injury Of tho ireigh, emf.
neer. The train left here at @ o'clock ls,.
night, and at York, owing to n mjsplarsI
switch, ran onto siding and into }reivI,
ifain when was standing there. Engineer
Trainer and fireman Ed. Kooker, Of tho
passenger train, were both killed, and ".
\. peVine, the freight engineer, was bad.
~ injured, bat will recover, It 10 thought,
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
There is good reason for the suspicion
tfat the accident was the result Of a de.
liberate attempt to wreck the train, Tliy.
~ minuteo before the passenger trniu
passed York an sxcarsion train neFeed
safely over the switch, and after tbp | aSc;'
gent IL was found that tho switch-iock
hau peen broken open with heavy osken
= Mr.. William Leighton, H., Mr.. Walter
Bell and Mrs. Dunlevy. ali Of thia rity
aud on their way hons from Ohicay,'
I " pasaesngers on tho shove train. Mr..
beiI says that the eupposition is that the
s%ltch was pnrposely opened, "a Fragments
d epiintsrs were adhering to 1t, and a
ooafa was found that had evidently been
Used to force md break the lock, Tho
passengers received bad shaking IN.
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CRIMINAL DIsOHEp1EScr
on tho Fart OF Conductor Causes n Fatal
4. "a, III 5ifit sfHs Collision, 81 = IS

Il q Collision. e s59s
! PlrrsDuReH, Pa, July 27.-A special
from Foxbarg, Pa, Gays: In q collision
here to-day on the Pittsburgh & Western
Railroad, between passenger train No. 10,
bound north, and q freight train going
south. =. D, Jones, acommercial traveller,
Q! Pittsbuseh, was killed, and another pas.
senger named Pollock, was seriously but
not fatally injured. The cause Of the ac-
cldent 10 attributed to the conductor OF
the passenger train, who disobeyed orders.
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TERRIBLE COLLISION

NEAR bi"omlnEton, Ill. TWENTY-FIVE Man
A"'ea and Is Number Wounded.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, July ga con.
struction train OF the Chicago & Alton
railroad, on which were nearly 100 labor
ere, was run into at $3.50 this al,e,-
noon by freight train No. "a Of TIM.
road, and the result was q dread
irl emash up with serious loss Of
lie. Inc freight train waa bound for
Kansas Clty and mot the construction on
owendorif bridge near Hopedsle, twenty
hye miles from Bloomington. The fol-
lowing were killed on the construction
trains Morton Dunzssh, water carrier. of
DeiVan, III; James Brown, Hopedale.
"a; Frank Drake, Petersburg, III: Blanc
barrows, Ashland. Ill.,; James kellogg,
residence unknown. 57,.-' co.
lhe wounded are as follows: August
hadel, Bloomington, III, shoulder bsok-
On; John Ely, Hopedale, ILL.,, log broken
and loot smashed; Samuel Anderson, leg
Manipulated; W. T. Kenny, OF Elluts, nj,
head bruised; Sherman Atkins, Hopedale,
Lea. burt Fireman Maho, OF the freight
train, slightly hurt. The dead and wound
Cd were taken to Horedale. The respou-
sibility Tor the accident has moi bean
located. -, $50
CHICAGO. ILL.,, July 2l.-A.. DaiyNe1vs'
special from Pekin, ILL.,, says: Ten
dead bodies have been taken from
tho wreck OF the construction
train at Hope1ale and eight men are
unaccounted for. It is supposed that the
missing men are dead In the wreck in
which the number OF dead is IS, with a
PROBABILITY that the list will be swelleG
10 . by those supp osed to be fatst!y hurt,
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Esrnes runs none. Two base hit. Holm. Three
base hit Nicholson. st,len bases. one each Struck
oni by Miller. .: Dunn, First base OH balls, of
Miller. Lei. on bases Mansfield. 4;i~ hceI!ng, s.
Double plays Dunn to b III to q estlakc and Mich
9saa unasslssed. Time l:2o. Umpire, Bauer.
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can power will be restored In the nation
and State" 3'2ll M 3.f|9a y
z Hon. John A. Bingham then addressed
tho crowd and the meeting adjourned.
THE SHERMAN ENDORSEMENT,
1t will DO Fought Hard on the Floor, but
.i-sgs Esl.ffiG AZ ,.iil paas H-1I5 EatF

s{;t will Pass. a, 4ir
TOLEDO, O.. July 27.-There will be a
spirited protest tomorrow agsinst the
psssage Of the Sherman resolution. sher.
man will DO endorsed. but not until after
the opposition has been heard. A special
to the State Journal says: s5.y..
There are a good many Blaine men here,
and Bome Of them are rafting talkerB.
The frequently expressed declaration that
the oppoaition to the resolution would not
come from tho friends OF Blaine proves to
have been serious error. Any one could
be convinced OF this who epent fifteen
minutes listening 10 the talk In tho hotel
lobbics. "Well, what are you Blaine men
going to do about ~" is a queation fire..
Quently heard, and 1t invariably draws
forth tho response, "Ws're going TO tight
1t. You will probably DO able to adopt
your resolution, but you cannot do II
without fight on the floor Of the Conyen.
ton. gF6 e a n. ss F3j ~
( The Blaine men are holding frequent
consultations and conferences, and seem
to be thoroughly In earnest, Among the
moot determined Of them are Judge King.
Alex. Gain, Thomas and George Benton
and considerable number Of Toledo
gentlemen. H5
Gov. Foraker's closes! friends are en-.
deavoring to prevent any trouble or dis
agreement over the presidential question.
They feel that such discussion is out Of
place here and now, and that tho en-
thusiastic advocates OF both Sherman and
Blaine are making miatske in getting up
heated discussions now. Hon. W. s.
Cappeller has been especially energetic In
endeavoring to prevent any opposition to
tho Sherman resolution In convention,
He, with others, Is counseling harmon.
ions action and peaceful agreement on
this and all other questions. And these
counsels are having their effect, and may
yet prevent any Engagement in the con-
ventfOn I5...Js .szHr' go sI.H.s. .U5
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Two Fatal Accidents and IL Murler-A So.
c!ai Eveat.
National Republican., 1887-02-16
suIpBUILDINe REVIVED.
A Fleet of Ocean Steamers to be Con-
struoted at Alexandria.

struoted at Alexandria.
The marine railway and shipyard has just
been sold to the Arrow Steamship and Ship
Building Company Of New York city The
purchase was made for the company by Mr..
T. O'Meara, president, Mr.. Robert NJ.
Fryer chief engineer, and Messrs. NJ. V. b.
Soaring and w. G. Ward, directors. This
company owns the patent issued last month
In this and other countries for an entirely
new system OF building iron steamers, and
decided to locate their works at Alexandria
after having examined a number OF differ
efft points on the Atlantic coast. -
$55,000 IL Ia the intention OF the company
to commence work sometime this month,
when 500 men will be put to work. The
first steamer to be built will be called the
Pocahontas, and IL is intended that she
shall be the most elegantly fitted ocean
steamship ever built. The design contem.
plates having her TO run in any condition Of
sea or wind at least twenty-three miles an
hour. 1t is expected that she will be com
pleted about Oct. 1, 1887, and to be ready
for sea by November next. The fleet,
which II is intended to build, will consist OF
twelve steamers. The second one to be
built will be called the Powhattan.
The establishment of this yard at Alex
and twill give an impetus to the trade Of
that city that has long been wanting. The
people Of Alexandria are to be copgratu.
lated upon having II In their city.
These steamers are to engaged In the
English trade between New York and Liver
pool, and expect to be able to successfully
compete for that business.